Questions and answers
Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.
- Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
- Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber
Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.
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Question reference: S4W-10616
- Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 29 October 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 8 November 2012
To ask the Scottish Government how many diagnoses there were of (a) diabetes, (b) cancer or tumours, (c) hypertension, (d) stroke or (e) multiple sclerosis as a result of an eye check in the last year for which information is available.
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Question reference: S4O-01435
- Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 October 2012
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 November 2012
To ask the Scottish Government what measures it has introduced to discourage fly-tipping.
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Question reference: S4O-01391
- Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 October 2012
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 October 2012
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to promote healthy eating.
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Question reference: S4O-01310
- Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 September 2012
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 September 2012
To ask the Scottish Government how it supports people living with epilepsy.
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Question reference: S4O-01255
- Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 September 2012
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 September 2012
To as the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the future of Remploy factories in Scotland.
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Question reference: S4O-01216
- Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 August 2012
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 September 2012
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to develop the infrastructure for, and encourage greater participation in, paddle sports.
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Question reference: S4W-08205
- Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 22 June 2012
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Alex Neil on 25 June 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will fulfil its commitments in Homes Fit for the 21st Century: The Scottish Government’s Strategy and Action Plan for Housing in the Next Decade: 2011-2020 to (a) introduce a further regulated standard for energy efficiency in social housing and (b) publish a strategy for sustainable housing.
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Question reference: S4O-01113
- Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 May 2012
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 June 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive what it is doing to develop and maintain employment opportunities for disabled people.
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Question reference: S4O-01088
- Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 May 2012
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 31 May 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive how efforts to tackle youth unemployment in Scotland are being co-ordinated with the UK Government.
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Question reference: S4F-00673
- Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 May 2012
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 17 May 2012
To ask the First Minister what the findings are of the latest research on the effects of minimum pricing of alcohol.